A test is valid if it produces Similar results to some other mensure that is if we can show that Test A gives us the same kind of results as Test B(or some other test) A test is only valid is there is validity in the way it is marked; if we score short written answers to a listening test for spelling and grammar, then it is not necessarily a valid test of listening. We are scoring the wrong thing. A particular kind of validity that concerns most test designers is face validity. This means that the test should look, on the face of it,as if it is valid.A test which consisted ofonly three multiple-choice items would not convince students of its face validity, however reliable or practical teachers thought it